1st Place – Cambridge

2nd Place – Eustis-Farnam

3rd Place – Minden

Beginning at 1:00 p.m., twenty-seven teams from 13 ESUs competed at the 20th annual Nebraska State ESU Senior High Academic Quiz Bowl including:  Adams Central, Ainsworth, Bellevue West, Columbus, Diller-Odell, Friend, Grand Island, Grand Island NW, Humboldt-Table Rock – Steinauer, Keya Paha, Medicine Valley, Mitchell, Nebraska Christian (Central City), Norfolk Catholic, Norfolk Lutheran, Ogallala, Omaha Westside, Palmrya, Perkins County, Sandy Creek, Seward, Southwest, Thayer Central, West Point-Beemer, and Wisner-Pilger along with the top two ESU #11 teams (Cambridge & Eustis-Farnam).

The results were as follows:
1st Place – Bellevue West
2nd Place – Adams Central
3rd Place – Wisner-Pilger

The Nebraska State ESU Senior High Academic Quiz Bowl competition was sponsored by ESU #11 in Holdrege with assistance from ESU #10 in Kearney and ESU #8 in Neligh.

This year there was a tie for the Harold Warp Memorial Inventors’ Choice Award. The winners were Brianna Kuehn, 3rd Grade, Minden Elementary with Jell-O Chip, Display #3-8 and Sydney Reed and Alivia Nelson, 6th Grade, Holdrege Middle School with Commercial Chooser, Display #6-5. Inventors’ Choice winners received a certificate and will share a traveling trophy that will be displayed at their respective schools. Each inventor at Invention Convention casts one vote for their favorite invention to determine the winner.

Students were first judged in their grade level which was divided into groups called “Inventor’s Circles”. There were 14 different Inventor’s Circles which each had a 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place winner. The judges then picked a champion for each Grade Level. Grade Level Winners were as follows:

3rd Grade: Maylee Kamery, Minden Elementary, Display #3-4, Cozy Coozies
4th Grade: Gage Huston, Holdrege R-7, Display #4-11, NewZooka
5th Grade: Claire Harrison, Franklin, Display #5-7, iBake
6th Grade: Sam Gerdes, Franklin, Display #6-3, Emergency Preparedness Pack
7th Grade: Jianna Sorensen & Rylie Cole, Minden C L Jones, Display #7-1, Duct Tape Electronic Holder
8th Grade: Owen Bridges, Minden C L Jones. Display #8-1, Flying Power

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Janelle has been active in Gifted (HAL programming) since 1999 in various capacities such as being the Eustis-Farnam Gifted Coordinator; an active contributor in the Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG); helping at ESU 11 Summer Honors Program and presenting at NAG conferences. More specifically, Janelle served as the NAG President in 2008-2009 and on the NAG Board from 2005-2010.

Janelle plans to get a jump start on her new position by working with Tim Burke at the 2013 Summer Honors Program. Join our excitement and welcome Janelle to ESU 11’s High Ability Learner program.

I am announcing my plans for Retirement effective June 28, 2013, after 36 years in education in South Central Nebraska. I was born and raised in Missouri where I received my undergraduate degrees. In August of 1977, I began my career in education by being hired as a classroom teacher with Minden Public Schools. I spent 9 1/2 years teaching Earth Science and coordinating the gifted program. I received a Masters Degree in Gifted Education from Kearney State College in 1986. In January 1987, I was hired as Director of Gifted Education at ESU 11. For the past 26 1/2 years, I have devoted my life to providing opportunities for high ability learners in the ESU #11 area.

I am so thankful for the privilege to have worked with such a wonderful ESU #11 family who supported me as I became completely involved in high ability learner education. Through my work at ESU 11, I was so fortunate for the opportunity to have worked with so many great school administrators and teachers from the schools in the ESU 11 area, as well as having the honor of working with professionals in the field of Gifted Education while serving on numerous state and national committees and boards.

My most rewarding experiences and memories that I will leave education with is the time I have spent working directly with students. I have worked with numerous students who participated in the various gifted programs sponsored by ESU 11 including classroom activities, Future Problem Solving, Invention Convention, Academic Quiz Bowls, Academic Summer Camps, and the prestigious Summer Honors Program. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with students of all ages.

I am most grateful for a very supportive wife and family whom I owe my success to. During retirement, my wife and I plan to enjoy our house we purchased in Gretna, NE to be closer to children, grandchildren, and family in Eastern Nebraska, Minnesota and Missouri.

I would like to thank the ESU 11 Board, Dr. Paul Tedesco, past administrators Ron Karr and the late Rod Smith, my secretary Danita Geisinger, the ESU11 Leadership Team, ESU 11 Staff and all the very special people over the years at ESU #11 and in the ESU #11 area who supported my career for the past 26 ½ years.

This has been the most difficult decision I have ever made. I will miss everyone.

Most Sincerely,

Tim Burke

Results were as follows:

• 1st Place – Alma
• 2nd Place – Holdrege
• 3rd Place – Bertrand

1st Place – Alma

2nd Place – Holdrege

3rd Place – Bertrand